Judicial principle — Kuwait Court of Cassation

Kuwait Court of Cassation principle number 1700

State of Kuwait · Civil Matters — Volume 10 · Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office

English translation of the principle

The source of an obligation may be multiple while its subject matter remains one. Its effect. The existence of multiple creditors for a single debt; the creditor may claim against any debtor among them or bring an action against them all, and none of them may benefit from the liability of the other. - The injured person’s recourse against the insurance company to obtain the compensation prescribed pursuant to the direct right conferred upon him by the Traffic Law does not deprive him of his right of recourse against the vehicle owner pursuant to the rules of tortious liability.
Arabic original
مصدر الالتزام قد يتعدد مع بقاء محله واحداً. أثره. وجود دائنين متعددين عن دين واحد يستطيع الدائن مطالبة أي مدين منهم أو يرفع الدعوى عليهم جميعاً وليس لأيهم أن يستفيد من مسئولية الآخر. - رجوع المضرور على شركة التأمين لاستئداء التعويض المقرر بمقتضى الحق المباشر الذي خوله له قانون المرور لا يسلبه حقه في الرجوع على مالك المركبة بمقتضى قواعد المسئولية التقصيرية.
Original Arabic judgment citations

(الطعن ١٢٩/٩٣ تجاري جلسة ٢١/١٢/١٩٩٣ مج القسم الثالث - المجلد الثالث ص ٨٣٨)

Source: Court of Cassation legal principles collection — Civil Matters — Volume 10 — Ministry of Justice — Court of Cassation — Technical Office. Printed page 333. PDF pages: 333.

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